Get Creative in the Fight Against Inflow and Infiltration

Rich Cummings is one of the industry’s most passionate advocates for inflow and infiltration (I&I) mitigation. Slated to retire this fall in Florida from his position as director of Hillsborough County Field Maintenance Services Division, one of his goals is to help ensure the county remains positioned to fight leaks. After two decades of leadership, he’ll pass the baton to Chris Jones, the current pump station operations section manager at Hillsborough. Both Cummings and Jones say Hillsborough is moving toward a One Water system — a system that “envisions managing all water in an integrated, inclusive and sustainable manner,” according to the US